Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use.

boards of FL wrote:Nice one!

PACEDOG#1 wrote:No thanks. I've never even smoked a cigarette. It makes no sense to inhale smoke of any type into your lungs.

othershoe1030 wrote:Should be good for business. Then there's always the special brownies.

boards of FL wrote:

othershoe1030 wrote:Should be good for business. Then there's always the special brownies.

Their tourism industry will explode.

Bob wrote:bds,

Do you have to be a Colorado resident or is it available to visitors from Florida too?

p.s. I'm only asking for a friend.

boards of FL wrote:

My understanding is that it is simply legal for recreational use for people over the age of 21, so it's basically like alcohol now. I can't imagine that that would only apply to locals.

Lurch wrote:It brings a whole new meaning to Rocky Mountain High..

PACEDOG#1 wrote:No thanks. I've never even smoked a cigarette. It makes no sense to inhale smoke of any type into your lungs.

surfnrg wrote:

PACEDOG#1 wrote:No thanks. I've never even smoked a cigarette. It makes no sense to inhale smoke of any type into your lungs.

ACtually I agree with Pacedog. It makes no sense no more than it does eating fast food or red meat. Health is as healthy does.

COUNTERPOINT: My daughter who lives in boulder posted this. It makes a lot of sense:

"it is a multi-multi million dollar industry, billions of dollars if legalized nationwide-- look at alcohol. this is a lot of money, & the amendment 64 in the state of Colorado gives a large percent of profit to colorado funding for public schools. the amount of people taking up jails/prison cells for JUST marijuana offenses is sad & unconstitutional. it's drug & class/race warfare. i have never heard of someone dying from an overdose of marijuana, & you are much less likely to feel any sort of aggression that alcohol can lead some personalities into. if anything, cannabis is a tool that can be greatly used in therapy-- both medical & psychological. this amendment allows the use of hemp, instead of outsourcing jobs to canada, & then paying canada for hemp products. this allows us to be more resourceful, more local, & overall more green. with marijuana regulated, there will be more restrictions in place, making it harder for those under 21 to purchase. legalization allows the product to become more versatile, thus creating products that you don't just need to smoke, therefore taking away any negative medical side effects marijuana (smoke) may have."

surfnrg wrote:Both my daughters live in Boulder. Both are vegetarians and one is a Buddhist Yoga Master the other in animal rescue everyday. They grow gardens, can food, hike the wilderness, rock climb, camp out almost every weekend against a skyscape of the Rockies. I am very proud of them both. However, I don't like the smoking thing but I'm only dad......

And, I agree with her that enough is enough let's legalize it and regulate it, tax it. It is the lessor of the two evils...

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

That was the argument that got states to legalize many lotteries. Then, the legislatures gutted regular funding of schools (like here in Florida). This Colorado case will make an interesting case-study for the rest of the nation. But, I am not buying the argument that the tax money will be used proportionally for public schools.

PACEDOG#1 wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

That was the argument that got states to legalize many lotteries. Then, the legislatures gutted regular funding of schools (like here in Florida). This Colorado case will make an interesting case-study for the rest of the nation. But, I am not buying the argument that the tax money will be used proportionally for public schools.

I agree Zvug, the state legislature will just use this money as the lottery money was...a replacement for funding. It will not be supplemental.